Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11


j. G. Gwinn's oldest daughter Is
quite sick with typhoid fever.
We understand work has common
ced on the foundry at Hoisington.
Mr.. S. McCay came in Monday,
and is shaking hands with his many
friends in the city.
The water mains are now mostly
down on the Main streets, and rap
idly going down all over the city.
Sam Rosenfeld is in the east for a
few weeks, and in his absence Mr..
Loeb has charge of his clothing bust
ness.
For little while we shall see her,
and then again we shall see her not,
for, 10! and behold! she has got a
New-maSter.
Mr.. S. Gano, formerly of Virginia,
who bought the Long place on the
Walnut, is here and is expecting his
family here in few days.
H. M. Kline has been elected gen.
eral manager of the electric light
works, to take the place of Fred
Stauffer, who resigned to go into bust
ness for himself
Mr.. w. Rolinger brought in some
fine specimens of corn growing on his
place, twenty-five miles southwest Of
this city. He has $50 acres which
promise good yield.
w. W.P. Clement is putting down
handsome stone pavement in front of
his block on west Broadway. More
walks of this kind would add con-
siderable to the appearance of our
streets.
Mr.. w. g. Bradshaw called a. this
Office yesterday. He says that in his
neighborhood they will have plenty
of corn to feed, the coming winter.
He says the Olmitz lime works have
done a good business.
Material is being hauled on the
ground and the foundation com.
menced for one of the new school
buildings. Morrison Bros. have the
contract, and will push the work
through as soon as possible.
Everybody has seen "Dad's Kid"
at the post office. And everybody
has admired the cute little darling
Henry Moss takes particular pride in
the photograph, and we'll he may,
for it is about the "cunin'ist' thing
in its way that we have ever seen.
MARKEDLY Judge B. F. Ogle,
at MS office in this city, on Monday,
August 9Th, John Blees and Thedora
Posey, all of this county. Also, at
the residence of the bride in this city,
ON same date, Yolney ricketts, to
Sarah Nelson, both of Great Bend.
The Great Bend Gun Club has
been reorganized, and we hope soon
to learn of some crack shots Jake
Stauffer has put up large pigeon
house and will make quite an indus
try of raising pigeons tor the club.
Jake already has 800 pigeons as a
starter.
The following are the names of
those in attendance at the Institute to
date:
Elnora Frey, Clara Alison, May
Winterburg, Anna Harris, Rena
Mowers, Ursula Benedict, Kittie Os-
termeyer, Archie Reece, Louis Reece,
Marie Wallace, Clara Lazarus, Lulu
Worrall, Archie Caraway, & ? Ayres,
Susie Long, Matte Fruit, Clara
Schneider, Dora Wesley, Emma
Remick, Effie Bland, Clinton Gibber,
Alice Button, Mrs. Fannie E. Seeker,
Eta Atkinson, Nellie Mathewson
Ada Atkinson, Nellie Clancy. Maud
McMullein, Mary McMqllein, Lille
santer, Li2zie Armstrong, Sadie
Price, Jennie h. Capon, Anna Var.
nsll, Lottie Bailey, Mrs. Lucy Brown,
Ida Loomiller, Laura Humphrey,
Katie Mcdowell, Mamie Cotton, Hell
len G. Metcalf, Susie E. Foster, Jessie
Vasburg, Nellie Flanagan, Libbie
King, Emma Hart, Mary E. Mes
Dowell, Kittie E. Halsey, Lille E.
Hutchinson, Lima NJ. Reece, Lila
f. Bolinger, Lizzie Carr, Edith Carr,
Flora Hickens, Alma Chapman, E.
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